Hi Friends, my name is Hannah and I'm filling in for the day while Taylor is off romping around Scandinavia! I usually post over at Whiskey Shores, where I share my work in textiles and some film photos. Today I thought I'd share one of my favorite things to make - Apple Butter! I know summer is in full swing, and apples won't be plentiful until the fall, but I just cracked open my last jar of apple butter, so making more has been on my mind.
Last fall I was gifted a whole bag of apples a family friend picked off her trees, there were so many I knew I couldn't eat them all before they went bad so I got started making butter.
Once pureed I put everything back into the pots, added cinnamon and a little sugar. With the stove on a low heat I let the apples cook down, fair warning: once the butter gets going it really bubbles and pops, and makes a total mess.
Apple butter was literally flying across the kitchen, all over the floor, most of the way up the wall and beyond. Near the end I was dodging splatters and getting little burns all over, including in my hair.
This year I'm going to exclude the sugar all together, as mine was really sweet (but delicious, it's like apple pie in a jar) and maybe I'll try to vary the spice selection, throw in some cloves? And I'll definitely be using my crock-pot to minimize the mess.
Approximate recipe:
26 apples - peeled, cored, chopped
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cinnamon
yields about 6 pints
There you have it, how to make apple butter. A big thank you to Taylor for letting me share!
yum! apple butter is a butter i haven't tried, but it sounds delicious (despite the mess!)
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Oh my gosh I so want to try! Just not sure when I would ever have a spare 12 hours, eek. Sounds amazing though!!
ReplyDeletesounds deliciouss i will attempt to make it very soon!! (:
ReplyDeletethis sounds really amazing, but what do you do with it? put it on toast? I'm intrigued! I really want to make this fo sho.
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Apple butter? Wow, that sounds fantastic!
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Oh, I am ever so excited to make some of this stuff! It's perfect as little pick me up gifts for friends...and well to hoard in my house and eat--yummy. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI have plans to use this when I go apple picking this fall.
ReplyDeleteoh my GOD!!!!! that looks so yummy!!!!!!!!! i would by some apple this weekend, i wanna try the recipe. thanks for sharing!
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